The Acropolis

Acropolis, which means highest point, and was built in the 4th century BC, on, well, the highest point:). It is awe-inspiring in its grandeur and timelessness. There are numerous temples, the Parthenon being the most well known, but there are also temples to Athena, Erechtheum and the Theater of Dionysus.

The Theater of Dionysus is still to this day used for shows and concerts. Funnily, it is blocked off from the public except when there’s a concert 🤷‍♂️. The site is so busy that I often felt as if I were in a line for a ride at Disney. While taking pictures simply requires hordes of people being in your shot. I wouldn’t exactly say it is being loved to death, but the patient definitely has a heart condition 😂

Greeks are a proud people and decided that nothing in Athens could ever be built higher than the Acropolis because every Greek should always have the right to look up and see where democracy was born. I like that conviction in their righteousness. As a consequence, there is no skyline in Athens, just sprawl, but what they do have is a symbol for what the whole world should be striving to achieve.Weiterlesen